Fluid distributor for condenser tubes
US4248296A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 1979 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/17
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fluid distributor for mounting in the upper end of a vertical condenser tube, comprising a ferrule having a downwardly opening cavity therein, the cavity including a lower frusto-conical portion and an upper spherical portion which is tangential to said lower portion. The ferrule has an enlarged head portion containing at least one inlet orifice, the orifice extending upwardly at an angle from a horizontal plane passing through the upper end of the ferrule chamber, and the inner end thereof opening tangentially on the wall defining the spherical chamber portion. Fluid entering the ferrule chamber through the inlet orifice is directed thereby both laterally and downwardly, to establish an inverted vortex from which is formed a uniform hollow cylindrical film of fluid.
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